WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The bank bailout program, in a worst-case scenario, may cost more than the U.S. government ever spent on a single effort, an inspector general said Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department is considering closing loopholes that allowed General Electric to participate in a government bailout program, a spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- A government watchdog has undertaken nearly 20 criminal investigations related to the $700 billion bank bailout program, a congressional report said.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Department officials said they expect a minimum of $25 billion in bailout funds could soon be returned from financial firms.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The federal government's $700 billion bailout program for the U.S. financial industry lacks sufficient oversight, congressional investigators said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- After a slow start, U.S. banks are starting to line up for a share of the $700 billion bailout program approved by Congress, Treasury officials say.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Swedbank in Stockholm, Sweden, said it would participate in the government's bailout program and also said it would prefer some company.
BERLIN, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said banks should take advantage of a $637 billion government bailout plan few have availed themselves of so far.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A large share of the U.S. federal bailout funds allocated to banks will end up in the hands of the banks' shareholders, much to Sen. Charles Schumer's dismay.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury, pushing to show progress in the federal bailout plan, is poised to announce a round of investments in regional banks, sources said.
